Schismatical
adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of schismatic. alt-of, alternative
Adjective
- 1 Alternative form of schismatic. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
"The Oppoſition inſiſted, that the victims were not fat nor fair enough to be offered on the altars of blaſphemed Regicide; and it was inferred from thence, that the ſacrifical miniſters, (who were a ſort of intruders in the worſhip of the new divinity) in their ſchiſmatical devotion had diſcovered more of hypocriſy than zeal."
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism wordnet
Example
More examples"The Oppoſition inſiſted, that the victims were not fat nor fair enough to be offered on the altars of blaſphemed Regicide; and it was inferred from thence, that the ſacrifical miniſters, (who were a ſort of intruders in the worſhip of the new divinity) in their ſchiſmatical devotion had diſcovered more of hypocriſy than zeal."
Etymology
From Latin schismaticus + -al.